building strong

strongbodystrongmind:

okay, here goes nothing. silently freaking out on the inside. trying to remind myself how amazing i feel right now and that i deserve to show off my progress and shouldn’t be ashamed of my before because that is no longer who i am. 

the first picture of me was taken 2.5 months ago on my first day of insanity. the last picture was taken three days ago.  My starting weight was 145 and when I weighed myself this morning I was 143.8 lbs. The lowest I have weighed throughout this process is 143.3. I have lost less than 2 lbs since starting. Yes, LESS THAN 2 POUNDS. i don’t know if it is just me, but if i saw these two pictures side by side i would never believe they could nearly be the same weight. I have lost inches, but not pounds. i have gained strength, self esteem, confidence, and a renewed sense of self worth.  this is not the end for me, this is the beginning. this is INSANITY.